Japan holds Sado mines memorial

Japan held a memorial service on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea's last-minute boycott of the ...
Japan commemorates workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The ceremony acknowledges Korean labourers' suffering but does not offer an apology, reigniting ...
the gold mines of Sado island in Niigata Prefecture developed a system of producing pure gold through traditional methods at the time. In the 17th century, it became one of the largest gold ...
The Sado mines were listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of disputes with South Korea ...